At the risk of incurring the wrath of the Irish, who would object to an Englishmans version of their history. DeValera deliberately sent Collins into a no win situation to save his own face, knowing the "accepted agreement" would cause division amongst the republicans. Perhaps the way I worded my previous post was misleading, but the fact remains it was a done deal; and DeValera was directly responsible for the civil war. Irishmen killing Irishmen for the sake of Ireland. History, but the fact remains violence continues to this day and will not cease long enough to heal wounds. Time to allow a sorely wounded people to find a peaceful political solution. Yours, Aye. Dave